The Campo family has weathered all kinds of adversity, but nothing prepares them for the secrets that the matriarch, Mirta, has been keeping. Daughter Monica is facing her own trials with an unexpected pregnancy and questions about her future when her mother shares life-changing information about who her father really is. Add in that Mirta is dealing with heart surgery and memory-clouding aftereffects, a father who regularly disappears when he feels threatened, and two potential suitors for Monica and you have the tender and warm family story that Tita Ramirez has created. Cuban history is deftly woven into the making of the Campo family, adding an additional layer of interest and understanding of the choices that were made.
Tell It to Me Singing by Tita Ramirez, (List Price: $28.99, S&S/ Marysue Rucci Books, 9781982157319, July 2024)
Reviewed by Mary Jane Michels, Fiction Addiction in Greenville, South Carolina